diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
index 43e16c15fc..3753041261 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ module VCenterDriver
         # Create a snapshot for the VM
         def create_snapshot(snap_id, snap_name)
             memory_dumps = true
-            memory_dumps = CONFIG[:memory_dumps] if CONFIG[:memory_dumps]
+            memory_dumps = CONFIG[:memory_dumps] unless CONFIG[:memory_dumps].nil?
 
             snapshot_hash = {
                 :name        => snap_id,